Posted by: Bart Schroeder on: November 30, 2008
Here are some easy, inexpensive fixes that will help create that outside appeal and get you one giant step further to a sale:
Paint or stain the front and garage doors, especially if they show any weathering. These are the first visuals where a potential buyer focuses. If garage doors are metal and dented, they may [...]
Posted by: Bart Schroeder on: September 20, 2008
A recent Zillow survey reveals a wide gap between the perception homeowners have about their own home’s value and the realities of a market in which three-quarters of homes declined in value in the past year. “We attribute this gap to a combination of inattention and a fair bit of denial that causes people to [...]
Posted by: Bart Schroeder on: June 3, 2008
Sluggish housing markets are filled with listings that are lingering on the market, prompting many home sellers to ponder a price cut. One of the most predominant statements heard of realtors these days is, “We still have sellers who are in denial of the market and don’t want to price properties where they need [...]
Posted by: Bart Schroeder on: April 10, 2008
Four factors are widely seen as affecting whether a housing market is a good one for sellers:
job growth
amount of new construction
vacancy rates
and credit availability
Forbes magazine recently used a variety of resources to determine how the country’s 40 largest metro areas fared according to these measures. The result is this list of top 10 cities for [...]
Posted by: Bart Schroeder on: January 26, 2008
Thinking of remodeling? Plan ahead by calculating the ROI.
The old adage, “don’t judge a book by its cover”, doesn’t hold true in home buying, where many buyers purchase a house based on its curb appeal. Sellers thinking of upgrading their homes would do well to focus on exterior remodels, according to the 2007 [...]